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Biomarkers of Hypercoagulability and Thromboinflammation in Cervical Cancer-Associated Thrombosis: A Systematic Review with Translational Insights from Breast Cancer.

Abstract / Summary

Cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with malignancy. Biomarkers of hypercoagulability and thromboinflammation may improve risk stratification and support personalised thromboprophylaxis, but evidence remains heterogeneous, particularly in cervical cancer. A systematic review was conducted according to PRISMA 2020. PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Embase, and Web of Science were searched for studies published between January 2009 and March 2025 evaluating biological, molecular, genetic, and imaging biomarkers associated with hypercoagulability and thromboinflammation in women withcervical cancer. Evidence from breast cancer and broader CAT studies was incorporated to provide translational context. Owing to substantial methodological heterogeneity, findings were synthesised qualitatively. Twenty-five cervical cancer studies met eligibility criteria. D-dimer was the most extensively investigated biomarker and was consistently associated with VTE risk, although specificity was limited. Biomarkers of thrombin generation and fibrinolytic activation, including thrombin-antithrombin complexes, prothrombin fragment 1+2, and plasmin-α2-antiplasmin complex, demonstrated greater mechanistic specificity. Multimarker panels integrating coagulation, fibrinolysis, endothelial injury, platelet activation, and inflammation showed superior predictive performance compared with single biomarkers. Emerging biomarkers, including circulating tumour DNA, extracellular vesicles, and microRNAs, further supported tumour-driven thromboinflammation. SERPINE1 and F2 gene variants were associated with thrombotic risk and adverse prognosis. Current evidence supports further evaluation of integrated multimodal biomarker strategies for CAT risk assessment, but prospective, standardised, tumour-specific studies are required before biomarker-guided approaches can be implemented in clinical practice.

Topics

HumansFemaleThrombophiliaBreast NeoplasmsUterine Cervical Neoplasmsbiomarkersbreast cancercancer-associated thrombosiscervical cancercoagulome

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International journal of molecular sciences

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